Temple (Katz)

Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University Philadelphia, PA · Public · MD

Average MCAT: 510
Average GPA: 3.70
Tuition: $64,754 (per year, nonresident)
Out-of-state applicants: Welcome

Deadlines

AMCAS deadline: Dec. 15, 2026
Early Decision Program: Aug. 1, 2026
Secondary deadline: Jan. 15, 2027

Essays

Essay 1 (2,000 characters)

Tell us about your special interest in the first choice campus you selected.

Essay 2 (2,000 characters)

Founded on a historic commitment to expanding access to education and healthcare, the Lewis Katz School of Medicine emphasizes a mission rooted in training physicians who combine scientific excellence with deep humanistic commitment. Our mission and vision highlight the importance of compassionate care, community engagement, and a drive to improve health outcomes through innovation, advocacy, and service. Please share how your experiences and/or activities reflect these values and how they shape the physician you hope to become.

Essay 3 (2,000 characters)

The Admissions Committee would like to know more about you. Katz seeks an engaged student body with a wide variety of experiences, perspectives, and interests to enhance the medical school experience for everyone. Please use the space below to describe what makes you unique as an applicant, an obstacle that you had to overcome, or how you will contribute to the Katz community.

Essay 4 (2,000 characters)

What are your plans for the current year - June 2026 until June 2027?

Institutional action (optional) (2,000 characters)

Please confirm whether your institutional action (IA) disclosure on your AMCAS application is correct. If you need to update it, please explain:

Editor's notes

Treat campus choice as a real decision. You rank campuses on the supplemental, interviews are offered with those preferences in mind, and the campus in your acceptance letter is binding. Don't rank St. Luke's or WellSpan first as a strategy unless you'd be glad to spend four years there.
Casper is required, and your file isn't reviewed until the result arrives. The test window runs March 19, 2026 to Jan. 5, 2027, but waiting that long defeats the point of applying early. Book it when you submit AMCAS.
The interview day includes a community interview with a local resident and a blind interview with someone who hasn't read your file. Know your own story without the paper in front of anyone. Katz says it wants people who listen, take another's point of view and are socially conscious. Expect questions that test exactly that.
Read the match list before you write. 32 of the 2026 class matched at Temple University Hospital, and about 40% enter internal medicine, family medicine or pediatrics. If safety-net care in North Philadelphia is why you're applying, Essay 1 and Essay 2 should say so with evidence.